tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post4561399546513561679..comments2024-01-01T17:21:52.555+00:00Comments on Is the BBC biased?: Railing Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-61177403279697826112012-12-22T16:18:47.300+00:002012-12-22T16:18:47.300+00:00I am not as bright as you at analyzing such articl...I am not as bright as you at analyzing such articles, but it seems apparent to me that all articles are quite clear that Hagel is anti-Israel. What is odd is how the BBC article focuses much on Iran, as the centre of things; whereas the other articles focus on Israel. It shows how the BBC can end up pointing the reader to a diversion. It would seem the most important aspect to appointing a Defence Secretary is to consider Israel as the focus, and not Iran, although Iran would not be far behind. Thank youhow life is changinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08128801825124305934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-33265091493142565842012-12-22T15:17:06.434+00:002012-12-22T15:17:06.434+00:00"The record of Chuck Hagel, Obama’s favoured ..."<i>The record of Chuck Hagel, Obama’s favoured candidate for Defence Secretary, is more troubling still, as outlined here. He has consistently downplayed Iran’s terrorist record and the danger it poses to the free world. He consistently voted against sanctions on Iran to stop its pursuit of nuclear weapons capability; he voted against naming Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a terrorist organization; and he refused to sign a letter calling on the European Union similarly to name Hezbollah – which has the blood of countless Americans on its hands -- as a terrorist organisation. Instead, he advocates ‘engaging’ with Iran – ie, appeasement, which he prefers to parse as<br /><br />‘“... a bridge-building process, an opportunity to better understand” others on the basis of “mutual self respect.”’<br /><br />This is all of a piece with his attitudes towards Israel and the Jews. Not only is he associated with gross anti-Israel canards which reverse truth and lies, but he also said that<br /><br />'the Jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here...'<br /><br />‘up here’ meaning Washington.</i><br /><br />Excerpt from Melanie Phillips "Into the Abyss"<br />http://melaniephillips.com/into-the-abysssuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693686958796849316noreply@blogger.com